Tell A Story In A Poem In this contest you are challenged to write a poem that tells a story and also rhymes. We've included examples of this type of poetry storytelling in the announcement. $100 prize for the winner of this contest for poets. Deadline: In 5 Days
Babysitting ! This is a topic based contest. Write a story about babysitting. I am sure we all have an interesting tale to tell. Deadline: In 5 Days
Flash Fiction The challenge of flash fiction is to tell a complete story in which every word is absolutely essential. A writer must take away the excess until the story is left with nothing but the clean-scraped core of a story. The topic is "the subway". $100 prize for the winner of this writing contest. Deadline: In 6 Days
Shut Up And Go On Vacation This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic provided in the the announcement. Deadline: In 6 Days
Etch A Sketch Write a sketch about anything for any genre. The only catch is that the story presented in the sketch must be able to stand on its own. It must have a beginning, a middle and an end all showcased within the script itself. Deadline: In 6 Days
Reviewing Contest Every month we make a cash prize available to the reviewer that writes the most detailed and helpful reviews. $100 prize for the winner of this writing contest. Deadline: Aug. 1st
Story of the Month Each month a vote determines the Story of the Month. All stories posted during the month are automatically considered. Deadline: Aug. 2nd
Most Embarrassing Moment Ever This is a contest where we can share our most embarrassing moments and learn from them. Deadline: Aug. 5th
A Nonette Twist This is a twist on the nonette poem. The subject is entirely up to you, as long as you follow the format Deadline: Aug. 5th
Love Your Enemies The topic for this contest is: Love Your Enemies. Your entry can be fiction/non fiction/any genre. You can agree or disagree with Jesus' teaching to love your enemies. Deadline: Aug. 7th
Poetry In Art This poetry contest challenges you to write a poem that incorporates the artwork provided. View the announcement to see the image. $100 prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Aug. 9th
Three Jokes with the Same Character This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic provided in the the announcement. Deadline: Aug. 9th
Open Door This contest challenged writers to start or end a story with a specific sentence. View the announcement and create a story that uses this sentence. Deadline: Aug. 11th
Crafting Truth Fiction True odd or interesting incidents from your own life are what we're looking for. Deadline: Aug. 11th
I won $100 million, what now? This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic how you would use the money to make the world a better place. Deadline: Aug. 12th
Book of the Month Each month one book is selected to be the Book of the Month. A public vote determines the winner. All books posted during the month are automatically considered for this contest. The winner of this contest will take away a $100 prize. Deadline: Aug. 13th
This Sentence Starts The Story Write a story that starts with this sentence: "It was supposed to be easy." The winner of this contest will take away a $100 prize. Deadline: Aug. 14th
Naani Poetry For this contest you are challenged to write a Naani poem. A Naani poem only has 4 lines. The challenge is to write it with only 20 to 25 syllables. Deadline: Aug. 14th
Poem of the Month Each month one poem is selected to be the Poem of the Month. A public vote determines the winner. All poems posted during the month are automatically considered. Deadline: Aug. 16th
Ode Poetry Create a Ode poem. An Ode is a poem praising and glorifying a person, place or thing. See an example in the announcement. Deadline: Aug. 17th
Faith Non-Fiction The theme for this non-fiction contest is "faith". We are looking for personal essays, memoirs, and works of literary nonfiction that in some way pertain to the theme. It can be spiritual, political, or funny. Creative approaches welcomed. This writing contest rewards a $100 prize to the winner. Deadline: Aug. 18th
Acrostic Poetry Write an acrostic poem. An acrostic poem is a poem where the first letter of each line spells out a word. View an example in the announcement. This is a contest for poets with a $100 prize. Deadline: Aug. 19th
Rose and Life The story must begin with: In a small village, in front of a small house...
You can extend this sentence
The story should be written in third person narrative and the conclusion should be with universal using " we should ....we must.....
Deadline: Aug. 20th
Octelle Poetry Write an Octelle Poem. The Octelle, created by Emily Romano, is a poem consisting of eight lines using personification and symbolism in a telling manner. See details and an example in the announcement. Deadline: Aug. 20th
Minute Poetry The Minute Poem is rhyming poem with a strict format. The format does offer a challenge but a minute poem is easy and enjoyable to read. See the announcement for the details and an example of this form of poem. Deadline: Aug. 22nd
My first vechicle Remembering that first car/truck experience with a new license and found freedom. The first step to adulthood and independence when we all thought our car was so wonderful. The troubles we got into and memories we had made. Write about it. Deadline: Aug. 23rd
Write About This Write a story based on the image pictured in this announcement. What is happening here? Is this your character? Or how will your character react to what is shown? The winner of this contest will take away a $100 prize. Deadline: Aug. 25th
Use These Words Write a poem using the words provided in the announcement. You can write a poem of any type for this contest but the words in the announcement must be used. Deadline: Aug. 27th
A Conundrum of Purple Roses Write a story that is either fiction, fantasy or science fiction for this contest. Deadline: Aug. 27th
Mundane to Wisdom Write a poem about something mundane, but in a way that enlightens the reader. Deadline: Aug. 28th
Summertime Story Contest For our Summertime Story Contest we are looking for stories that somehow capture this time of year. Stories should be summertime oriented but creative approaches are welcomed. This writing contest rewards a $100 prize to the winner. Deadline: Aug. 30th
Poetry for the Intelligentsia A contest designed to enrich vocabulary. Poems must contain words three syllables or more except for conjunctions (e.g. "and", "but", etc.), prepositions (e.g. "in", "into", "upon", etc.), and articles ("the, "a", and "an".) Pronouns are not allowed. Deadline: Aug. 31st
Summertime Poetry For our Summertime Poetry Contest we are looking for poems that somehow incorporate this time of year. Poems should be summertime oriented. This is a contest for poets with a $100 prize. Deadline: Sep. 10th
Faith Poetry The theme for this poetry contest is "faith". We are looking for poems that in some way pertain to this theme. It doesn't matter if it's spiritual, political, intellectual or emotional as long as faith is clearly represented. This is a contest for poets with a $100 prize. Deadline: Sep. 21st
The Words Are The Same Write a poem that uses the words listed in the contest announcement. This is a contest for poets with a $100 prize. Deadline: Sep. 25th
Poetic Art This poetry contest challenges you to write a poem that incorporates the artwork provided. Your poem can become part of this artwork. View the announcement to see the image. $100 prize for the winner of this contest for poets. Deadline: Sep. 30th
Haiku Poetry For this contest you are challenged to write a Haiku poem. Haiku is a form of poetry that only uses three lines. Can you paint a mental image using only three lines? $100 prize for the winner of this contest for poets. Deadline: Oct. 14th
Vampire Love Write a romantic vampire love story based on the details provided in the the announcement. Deadline: Oct. 21st
Strong Character A strong character can make a story. Write a story based on the character pictured in this announcement. This writing contest rewards a $100 prize to the winner. Deadline: Oct. 25th
New Arrival Story For our New Arrival "This Sentence Starts The Story" contest we challenge you to write a story that starts with this sentence: "It was time to make a change." The winner of this contest will take away a $100 prize. Deadline: Dec. 16th
New Arrival Poetry Write an acrostic poem for this contest for new members to the site. An acrostic poem is a poem where the first letter of each line spells out a word. View an example in the announcement. $100 prize for the winner of this contest for poets. Deadline: Dec. 26th
Rankings Details on the the FanStory.com Rankings for Poets, Short Story Writers, Novelists and Script Writers. Deadline: Dec. 31st
2008 Predictions Make Predictions for 2008. Must be made by 1-31-08 Deadline: Dec. 31st
FanStory Idol 2008 Do you have what it takes to be named the first ever FanStory Idol? If so, write a song of any genre (romance, pop, country or, yes, even comedy) and submit it here. There is no required song length, topic or beat. Deadline: Dec. 31st
The challenge of flash fiction is to tell a complete story in which every word is absolutely essential. Write a story with a specific word count for our Flash Fiction contest.
Write a poem that incorporates this artwork for our Poetry In Art contest.
For our This Sentence Starts The Story contest you are challenged to write a story that starts with the sentence we provide.
Write a non-fiction story or essay for our Faith Non-Fiction contest.
Write an acrostic poem for this contest. Read the announcement for an example of this type of poem.
Write a story that uses this image for our Write About This contest.
Write a poem that incorporates the topic of faith for our Faith Poetry contest.
For our The Words Are The Same contest we challenge you to write a poem that uses the words specified in the announcement.
Write a poem that somehow incorporates this image for our Poetic Art contest.
Write a poem that uses a specific format for our Haiku Poetry contest.
Write a story that uses this image for our Strong Character contest.
Write a story that starts with the sentence provided for our New Arrival Story contest. A contest created for new writers to the site.
Write a poem that follows the format specified in the announcement for our New Arrival Poetry contest. A contest specifically for new writers to the site.
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